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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Jan 30, 1929

Page

11

First Innings Win as Colts Bat Well in Shield Match

Sydney reports New South Wales won on first innings by 448 runs over Victoria in the Sheffield Shield return game. Victoria faced a 106-run deficit on resumption, Lansdown and Bird steadied to erase it while Darling and Lansdown built a firm stand. Fingleton and McCabe starred for NSW as Hooker troubled the batsmen. NSW declared 6 for 713.

Sydney New South Wales Victoria Vitorian Lansdown Bird Thekading

Doncaster trots shine in Mobart Cup meeting card

Sydney reports detail the Mobart Cup meeting with top horses Prine Viel 82 Probity 40 Gund tuvka 7.12 Laird 7.12 Pan oply 7.9 plus others racing for the cup. Beadyn mare sale notes list new owners in Greenwich W. Chafe J. Gahan LOU Tally Pisano and more. Auction stall at Wallin Ingle and Sons shows multiple bids but prices fall short, fifteen horses offered. Private sales and stables near Newmarket feature Keen bidding, with Kellow price gaps stopping sale.

Ite Prine Viel Probity Gund Tuvka Laird Uo! Cockpen Panoply Paltala Wancecla Vaioe Hse Hareobes It Brine Viely Sydney Fort H. Thompeos Beskwat Tia Te Watbee Greenwich W. Chafe Lou J. Gahan Queensland

Bolands Defeat Suburbs In First Innings By 77 Runs

Bolands took a first innings win over Suburbs by 77 runs. Bolands 192 with Downey 51 Nicholls 30 not out Carstens 33 Maunder 20 Ahern 18 Kirkpateck 14. Suburbs best was For ward 31, J Smith 24 and 69 not out, plus Donali 44 and 35. Carstens 4 for 16 led Boland bowling. Premership honors contested as Bolands and Freshwater vie for final match.

Bolands Downey Nicholls Carstens Maunder Ahern Kirkpateck J. Smith J. Donali Boland

Bout in Perth Opens Olympic Stadium Ring

Perth bout features Dave Ross Victoria facing superior ringerall and foot frank Moyles in a 15 round match at the Olympic open air stadium. Ross and Moyles headline a card with Moyles listed as 106.

Perth Superior Ringerall Frank Moyles Um ‘Ralian Dave Ross Victoria Olympic Open Air Stadium

Test cricket notes and weather affect English match

Rain interrupted play as South Australia declared at 307 and led England by a wide margin in the Fourth Test. Harris and Hack advanced the score amid slow outfield, while White and Freeman bowled economically. Selection details hinted at Thursday’s England team announcement and Australia’s 12th man to join Friday.

White Geary Delatde Cheperan Dr. Dolfing Sah Australia Presen Ben

Club committees set on site, crews for Rockhampton regatta chosen

Club activity lists committee appointments for premises and regatta crews. Snell, Sykes, and Freeburgh to report on club house site. Crews selected for Senior Four D Snellstrokey FE Sykes W McGhie C Ear and Ice Four W Nichol S Withers J Drewe B BrAn. Maiden Four candidates named Beaton Forbes Ward Stratton Pare. Coral Cup Chile Pairs heat scheduled Sunday at 13 am. members urged to attend esplanade at 9 am.

Messrs H. M. Freeburgh Ward Sykes Snell Freebergs Rockhampton D. Snellstrokey FE Sykes Esplanade

Clothes Joe Yooks Let T Hort Sear

Ged with the result.

Joe Yooks T. Hort Sear

Roma Oil Dr Jensen Reports Bright Prospects

January 28 report from Dr Jensen, Roma oil consultant, notes bore on Steward’s permit 53 shows 1300 feet in brownish grey shale with sand streaks. Every sample is oil bearing and pay quantities could be entered at any moment. plans to cement the shore basement are under way.

Moog. Roma Jensen Dr. Jensen Messrs Quinn and Stewart Brisbane

Progress at Bore Brisbanes Roma No 1 Well

Ister for Mines reports Roma Oil Corporation has cleaned the number one well to 3707 feet. Management plans to insert a perforated liner from 3550 feet to bottom to prevent silting. Gas resumed by two and a half inch tubing to near the bottom after cleaning.

Brisbane Ister For Mines A. J. Jones Roma Oil Corporation

Post Office Surplus Reaches New High in London Accounts

The Post Office reports a total surplus of just over 27.5 million for the last financial year covering postal telegraph and telephone services, the highest since 1912. This marks an increase of 1.75 million from the previous year.

London

Arsenic in Damper Reported in Goondiwindi

Goondiwindi reports a second death connected to arsenic contamination in dampers. Details remain sparse as investigators probe the cause and scope of the poisoning incident. Local authorities urge caution and urge residents to avoid suspicious products linked to the outbreak.

Three Months Later Wharf Rioters Death

In Melbourne Port Melbourne during the waterfront disturbance last year a detachment of constables fired on a mob wounding two. Whittaker, shot in the jaw, died weeks later from brain abscess and toxaemia revealed by post mortem at the City Morgue.

Melbourne Port Melbourne Whittaker

Auctioneers announce sales and events in Innisfail and Mareeba

Notices list an auction by Herr Reddan in Innisfail for household estates of Mrs. G Boyle, with sale on February 1 at noon. Mareeba advertises sale of a butcher shop and bullock paddocks. Gordonvale Amateur Swimming Club hosts euchre and dance in Nekon Hall on January 31, while Edge Hill schedules an homely time dance on a Saturday in February.

AW. Meblanis Sis Patios Tied Ltd Herr . Reddan Tilse Mareeba Gordonvale Nekon Hall Edge Hill

Outburst at trotting race ends in disqualification

At Sydney Epping trotting meeting Winniampon driven by A. Anderson faced crowd outcry as sections yelled Let him out and No race. Stewards disqualified owner W. Nevin and trainer-driver A. Anderson with Winniampon for six months after the Glebe handicap incident.

Sydney Epping Winniampon A. Anderson W. Nevin

Tully Hospital subsidy arrives from Brisbane

Advice from the Home Secretary's Department in Brisbane states the government is advancing five hundred pounds as the first subsidy to the Tully District Hospital. The article notes this as the initial subsidy, with mention that the remainder of the funds is to follow.

Tully Home Secretary's Department Brisbane Gontimanet Ee Tully District

Bruce Chooses Perkins for Whip, Not a Candidate

Mr Bruce selects Mr Perkins for the position of whip. The office candidate list did not include Perkins as a formal candidate for the role.

MR. Bruce MR. Perkins

Head noises relief remedy for deafness warning text

If you fear deafness or hear roaring noises, visit a chemist for a remedy called Parmint and take it with hot water and sugar as directed. The fragment warns of cavarthal deafness and suggests self treatment, with unclear instructions and questionable accuracy.

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